Quick Carne Asada

Blog Administrative Note: I’m taking the next few days off from blogging to recover from surgery, also known as vegging-out on the couch watching basketball. I’ll be back on Monday for sure though with some delicious frozen meals!

I treated myself with one of my favorite Tex-Mex meals for my final real meal before my surgery today. I actually made this on Monday and then had a pretty bland eating day yesterday.

But this Quick Carne Asada is flavorful and delicious and will carry my taste-buds through all the Jell-o that’s in my future!

The good news is that as wonderful as this meal is, it’s super-fast to make. You can make it on a Wednesday night without too much worry.

Directions

1) Rub both sides of flank steak with olive oil, all purpose rub, and red pepper flakes. Let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can rub it, wrap it in plastic and let it sit overnight in the fridge.

2) For black bean salad, just mix all the ingredients in a large bowl and season with salt and pepper. Set aside in the fridge until needed.

3) Heat grill on high heat and let heat for 10 minutes to get very hot.

4) Grill flank steak for 5-6 minutes per side for a medium rare steak.

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